Horace Henry SLAWSON

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Living with parents in Woodbury, Orange Co., New York
• Census: 1910, Uncle Jeremiah and Julia Bailey in Highlands, Orange Co., New York; Living with Aunt
• Census: 1920, Living with Jesse Slawson and family in Warwick, Orange Co., New York
• Census: 1930, Living in Stony Point, Rockland Co., New York
• Occupation: 1930; Odd Jobs- Laborer
• Census: 1940, Living in Highlands, Orange Co., New York

Notes:

Residence: Resided at Sterling Mines, New York; moved to Doodletown (Montville) New York; moved to Fort Montgomery, New York; moved to Cornwall, New York. Moved to Highland Mills, New York, where they resided (June 1944)

THE TIMES HERALD RECORD MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK

Memorial Obituary - Entered Into Eternal Rest - Tuesday, April 27, 1982

HORACE H. SLAWSON

Central Valley - Horace H. Slawson of Central Valley, a retired construction worker and a lifelong area resident, died Tuesday at Tuxedo Memorial Hospital, Tuxedo, after a long illness. He was 87.
The son of the late George and rebecca Storm Slawson, he was born Aug. 17, 1894, in Central Valley.
Survivors include his wife, Constance M. Garita Slawson, at home; a son, George Slawson Sr., of Fontana, Calif.; five daughters: Julia Juliet ayers of Sussex, NJ, Lillian Taylor of Lake Charles, La., Mary Conklin of Ft. Pierce, Fla., Dorothy Scheeder of Newburgh, and Jeana Csakany of Highland Mills, several grandchildren.
Services will be private and at the convenience of the family.
Cremation will be at Cedar Hill Crematory, Middle Hope.

E-Mail dated 9-27-09 from Rachel Smith
Horace Henry Slawson was born on August 17, 1894 in Central Valley, NY. He was the son of George and Rebecca Storm Slawson. I'm not sure but he may have been adopted. I have a childhood memory of him telling me that his father remarried and his stepmother was very cruel to him. I believe that they were very poor. She would feed her children first and give him the scraps. Horace was a man of very few words so that was a big statement. Despite his harsh upbringing he was a very placid and kind man.

I was told he was a mix of different ethnicities but mostly American Indian (not sure of which tribe). He died in Tuxedo, NY on April 27 1982 of Cancer at the age of 87. He had several children from his first marriage: George Slawson, Julia Juliet Ayers, Lilian Taylor, Mary Conklin, and Dorothy Schreeder. I don't know anything about his first wife. You should write Dorothy Schreeder to see if she can give you more detailed information. She and her husband, Robert, had a house in Newburgh so that address you have is probably correct. Robert and Dorothy Schreeder had two children: Sharon and Robert. I haven't seen any of them since my grandfather died in 1982, which is a long time ago. I was not close with any of them. At one point my grandfather was close to his daughter Lillian Taylor but then she moved away and they seemed to loose touch.

Horace married Grace Anna DEGRAW on 28 Dec 1921 in Warwick, New York. Grace (daughter of Richard DEGRAW and Mary Elizabeth BENJAMIN) was born on 16 Feb 1900 in New York, USA; died on 26 Nov 1956 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Edna May SLAWSON was born on 21 Feb 1921 in Sterling Mines, New York; died before 2007.
2. Julia Etta SLAWSON was born on 27 Sep 1924 in Montville, New York; died on 10 Mar 1998 in Rutland, Rutland Co., Vermont.
3. Richard Henry SLAWSON was born in Jan 1923 in Montville, New York; died in Jun 1923 in Montville, New York.
4. John SLAWSON was born in 1925 in Montville, New York; died between 1925 and 1926 in Montville, New York.
5. George Edward SLAWSON was born on 28 Mar 1927 in Montville, New York; died in Sep 1984 in Fontana, San Bernardino County, California.
6. Lillian Ruth SLAWSON
7. Sarah Dorothy SLAWSON was born on 31 Dec 1938 in Monroe, Orange County, New York; died on 07 Mar 2007 in Newburgh, New York.
8. Frances Mary SLAWSON was born on 26 Jul 1931 in Fort Montgomery, New York; died on 29 Jun 2003 in Wurtsboro, Sullivan County, New York.
9. Thomas Franklin SLAWSON was born on 19 Feb 1934 in Highlands, New York; died before 1982.
10. Sarah Dorothy SLAWSON was born on 31 Dec 1938 in Monroe, Orange Co., New York; died on 7 Mar 2007.

Horace married Concetta M. GARITO on 15 Jun 1963. Concetta was born on 9 Nov 1923 in New York City, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Living with parents in Monroe, Orange Co., New York
• Fact: 1860, Census lists George's age as 5
• Census: 1870, Living with his Uncle Charles in Monroe, Orange Co., New York
• Occupation: 1870; Charcoal Burner
• Census: 1880, Living in Monroe, Orange Co., New York
• Occupation: 1880; laborer
• Census: 1900, Living in Woodbury, Orange County, New York
• Occupation: 1900; Day Laborer
• Census: 1910, Living in Stony Point, Rockland County, New York
• Occupation: 1910; Laborer

George married Rebecca STORMS about 1879. Rebecca was born on 12 Mar 1859; died on 02 Mar 1901 in Queensboro, Orange County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Redmond and Mary (Quill) Storms
• Birth: Mar 1860, New York, USA
• Census: 1880, Living with husband in Monroe, Orange Co., New York
• Census: 1900, Living with husband in Woodbury, Orange Co., New York